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Russia starts serial production of Garpiya-A1 drone — Rosoboronexport

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What to know about Russia starts serial production of Garpiya-A1 drone — Rosoboronexport

Alexander Mikheyev, CEO of Rosoboronexport, announced that the Almaz-Antey Group has started mass production of the Garpiya-A1 unmanned aerial vehicle system. The loitering munition has a reported range of up to 1,000 km and is being produced for both domestic defense and foreign contracts.

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What happened

The Almaz-Antey Group has begun mass production of the latest Garpiya-A1 unmanned aerial vehicle system, which has a range of up to 1,000 km, Deputy Chairman of Soyuzmash (the Union of Russian Machine Builders) and CEO of Russia’s arms exporter…

Why it matters

"Currently, the Almaz-Antey Group has launched serial production of the Garpiya-A1 (E) system and has reached a level that allows it to meet contracts with foreign customers on competitive timelines without detriment to the country’s defense capabilities," he…

Common ground

Mikheyev noted that the Garpiya-A1 (E) is a loitering munition with a range of up to 1,000 km.

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Alexander Mikheyev, CEO of Rosoboronexport, announced that the Almaz-Antey Group has started mass production of the Garpiya-A1 unmanned aerial vehicle system. The loitering munition has a reported range of up to 1,000 km and is being produced for both domestic defense and foreign contracts.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “the Garpiya-A1 (E) is a loitering munition”
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Multiple sources explicitly classify the Garpiya-A1 (E) as a loitering munition. TASS refers to it as the 'only loitering munition on the global market with a range of up to 1,000 km', and another source calls it a 'loitering weapon'.
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web search NEUTRAL — "Today, the Garpiya-A1 (E) is the only loitering munition on the global market with a range of up to 1,000 km."Rosoboronexport is open to negotiations regarding the supply of the Garpiya-A1 (E) system…
https://tass.com/defense/2175987
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web search NEUTRAL — The Garpiya-A1 is an upgraded version of the Garpiya loitering weapon with an estimated range of over 1,000 kilometers carrying a 50-kilogram warhead. The Garpiya-A1 entered serial production in Augus…
https://www.deagel.com/Weapons/Garpiya-1/a004593
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web search NEUTRAL — The Garpiya-A1 is a tailless delta-wing airframe with a piston engine driving a pusher propeller — the Shahed-136 formula. Specifications differ between the export model and the version Russia flies, …
https://www.battlepolicy.com/garpiya-a1/
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Claim 2: “the Garpiya-A1 unmanned aerial vehicle system... has a range of up to 1,000 km”
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Two independent web sources confirm the range of the Garpiya-A1. TASS reports it as having a range of 'up to 1,000 km', and another source describes it as having an 'estimated range of over 1,000 kilometers'.
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web search NEUTRAL — The system comprises the BLA-D long-range unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), designed according to a "flying wing" aerodynamic configuration with a propeller. It is capable of flying at altitudes ranging …
https://tass.com/defense/2175987
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web search NEUTRAL — The Garpiya-1 has a maximum range of 100 kilometers carrying a 40 kilograms warhead.The Garpiya-A1 entered serial production in August 2026. It is intended to hit stationary targets flying at a maximu…
https://www.deagel.com/Weapons/Garpiya-1/a004593
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web search NEUTRAL — Combat record / operational use. The Garpiya-A1 has been used against Ukraine since 2023 as part of the mixed long-range strike packages that also carry Geran-2 , jet Geran-4 and Geran-5 drones, Gerbe…
https://www.battlepolicy.com/garpiya-a1/
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Claim 3: “The Almaz-Antey Group has begun mass production of the latest Garpiya-A1 unmanned aerial vehicle system”
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Multiple web search results, including a report from TASS, explicitly state that the Almaz-Antey Group has launched serial production of the Garpiya-A1 (E) system.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Almaz-Antey group produce air defense systems, firearms for aircraft and armored vehicles, artillery shells and surface-to-surface missiles, airspace surveillance and coordination and artillery ra…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almaz-Antey_Corporation
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web search NEUTRAL — "Currently, the Almaz-Antey Group has launched serial production of the Garpiya-A1 (E) system and has reached a level that allows it to meet contracts with foreign customers on competitive timelines w…
https://tass.com/defense/2175981
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web search NEUTRAL — "Currently, the Almaz-Antey Group has launched serial production of the Garpiya-A1 (E) system and has reached a level that allows it to meet contracts with foreign customers on competitive timelines w…
http://ecoruspace.ru/index.php?action=view&id_news=160700656
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Claim 4: “Alexander Mikheyev is Deputy Chairman of Soyuzmash (the Union of Russian Machine Builders) and CEO of Russia’s arms exporter Rosoboronexport”
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Wikipedia and web search results confirm Alexander Mikheyev is the director/CEO of Rosoboronexport. While the provided evidence explicitly confirms the Rosoboronexport role, the specific title of 'Deputy Chairman of Soyuzmash' is not explicitly detailed in the snippets, but his role as CEO of Rosoboronexport is verified by Wikipedia and TASS.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aleksandr Alexandrovich Mikheyev (Russian: Александр Александрович Михеев; born 18 November 1961) is a Russian engineer and business executive serving as director of Rosoboronexport since January 2017…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandr_Mikheyev
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web search NEUTRAL — Alexander Mikheyev, the CEO of Rosoboronexport, highlighted the exceptional performance of several systems, including the Ka-52E and Mi-171Sh helicopters, Su-57E and Su-35 fighters, Iskander-E tactica…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlQLde6BmCM
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web search NEUTRAL — Aleksandr Alexandrovich Mikheyev (Russian: Александр Александрович Михеев. ; born 18 November 1961) is a Russian engineer and business executive serving as director of Rosoboronexport since January 20…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandr_Mikheyev
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